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VOLUME XLIII. COLUMBUS, OHIO, TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1853. NUMBER 31. rkly, n pit-I per .toen i ring- Hsll-tolityUoii io, on or to ailogn I- f.COB In cln id l'nl st the cnslw tn lb' It rr . V ore. ; the Com iter, LAWS OF OHIO. PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY. AN ACT to provide tor tlw Beftrgsnlwtlon, Supervision and Miiatonuoi of Common Schools' Passed Monk Wh, A D. 1868. Sectioh 1. Be it enacted by the General Auembly of tht State of Ohio That hereafter each and every organized township in the State shall compose but one school district for all purposes connected with the general Interests of education In the township, and shall Ira confided to the management and control of a board of education, and the several school district and fractional parts thereof, which Liow are, or may hereafter be established In the several organized townshipa of the State, shall be regarded as sub-districts, and be confided to the management and control of local directors as hereinafter provided; but nothing contained In this act shall he so construed as to give to the township board of education, or to local directors in sub-districts, jurisdiction over any territory in the township Included within the limits or any city or Incorporated village with the territory annexed thereto for school purposes, which Bhall elect or appoint a board of education as hereinafter provided, or which now is or may hereafter bo governed as to schools, by any special or other act, specified in the sixty-seventh section of this act Seo. 2. On the second Monday of April, in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-three, there shall be held at the usual hour and place of holding district meetings BxtiMor ln each of tll sub-districts of the several townships of the State, a uoiuummh. 8chool meeting of tho qualified voters resident within the sub-district, and having the qualifications of voters at the State and county elections, who, when assembled, shall organize by the appointment of a chairman and secretary, and proceed to elect by ballot, three school directors for such sub-district; of thoso so elected, the person receiving the highest number of votes shall hold his office for three years ; the person receiving tho next highest number, shall hold the ofilce for two years; and the person receiving the next highest number, shall hold the ofilce for one year; and each shall continue in office until his successor is elected and qualified. In case two or more persons so elected have received an equal number of votes, the duration of their respective terms of otllco shall be determined by lot In the presence of the chairman and secretary of the meeting, and annually thereafter In the same manner on the second Monday In April, there shall he elected In each sub-district of the proper township, one school dl- IO rector for tho term of three years ; and the minutes of the proceedings of any such sub-district meeting shall he signed ny me chairman ami secretary, anu ueuv-ered to the directors who shall have been elected as aforesaid, to be recorded by the clerk In the records of the sub-district, and the said clerk of the sub-district shall forthwith certify to the township clerk, the names of the local directors so elected, specifying the term for which each was elected; If tho directors of any sub-district so elected shall deem It expedient, they may designate the specific hour of the day on which tho annual election for such sub-district shall be held, and In such case shall cause five days' notice thereof in writing to be posted up In three of the most public places In such sub-district. Seo. 3. The said directors, within five days after their election, shall take an oath or affirmation to support tho constitution of tho United States, and of the State of Ohio, and faithfully and impartially to discharge tho duties of their ofilce ; which said outh the directors arc authorized to administer to each other. And in case a vacancy shall occur in tho office of director, by death, resignation, refusal to serve, or otherwise, it shall be the duty of the township clerk to fill such vacan cy within ten days after being informed thereof by appointment for tho unex' plrcd term. Seo. 4. If the qualified voters of any sul district shall fall to meet and elect school directors, as prescribed ln the second section of this act, it shall be lawful for any three qualified voters of such sub-district to cull a special meeting of tho voters of such sub-district, for tho purpose of electing directors, on first giving five days' notico in writing of the time and place of holding such meeting, by posting the samo ln three of the most public places in such sub-district; and tiie directors so elected at such special meeting, shall hold their offices for tho same terms of time as if elected on the second Monday of April, us preserilrad In said second section, except that their said terms of olllco shall be considered us having commenced on the second Monday of April next preceding the time of holding such special meeting. Sec. 5. It shall Iw the duty of the directors, any two of whom shall constitute a quorum, to meet as soon as practicable after having been elected and qualified, at such place as may Ira most convenient In tho sub-district, and organize by appointing one of their number clerk of tho sub-district, who shall preside at tho official meetings of the directors, and record their proceedings In a book to be provided for the purpose, together with tho minutes of tho proceedings of the annual school meetings held in tho sub-district by the qualified voters thereof, which shall be a public record; and all such proceedings, when so recorded, shull - be signed by tho clerk of the proper sub-district. The directors may meet as fre quently as they may think necessary for tho transaction of business, and fill any vacancy in tho office of clerk which may occur in the Bub-distrlct, or, In case of his absence, cither of the other directors may officiate temporarily in his place. Seo. 0. It shall be tho duty of tho school directors In each sub-district to take the management and control of its local interests and affairs, to employ teachers, o.twr to certify the amount due them for services to the township clerk, who lki uirrter. Hjm jrttw un onliT on the township treasurer for the amount; and to dismiss any teacher, at any time, for such reasons as they may deem sufficient; and to visit tho school or schools of tho sub-district at least twice during each term by one or more of their number, with such other person or persons competent to examine pupils in their studies, as they may choose to invite. Sec. 7. It shall be the duty of the directors, in their respective sub-districts, to negotiate and make, under such ntlcs and regulations as the township Imurd of education may prescrilw, all necessary contracts in relation to providing fuel for schools, repairing, building or furnishing school houses, purchasing or leasing school house sites, renting school moms, and making all other provisions necessary for the convenience and prosperity of bcIiooIs within their sub-districts; but no contracts shall bo made by the directors, under the provisions of this section, for the payment of money from the township school fund applicable to such purposes, which in any one year shall exceed tho amount distributable to the sub- district In proportion to the enumeration of scholars resident therein, without first obtaining the consent or order of a majority of the township board of education: and all contracts made by the local directors under the provisions of this section hull be reported to the said board at their next meeting after the making of such contracts, and said township Imard of education In their corporate capacity, on the part of the sub-district, shall he held responsible for the performance thereof. Sec. 8. It shall he the duty of the directors In each suh-dlstrlct to take, or cause to be taken, annually, between the first and third Monday of October, an enumeration of all tho unmarried while and colored youth, noting them separately, Iratwcen the ages of live and twenty-one years, resident within such sub .Uisirici anil not temporarily mere, iicsignuimg nciwcen muic mm iciimie, nun mm return a certified copy thereof to the township clerk ; and in case the directors Mi any sub-district shall fall to take and return the enumeration aforesaid, It shall be the duty of the township clerk to employ a competent person to take tho same and allow him a reasonable compensation for his services, and shall proceed to recover the amount so paid for such services In a civil action, before any court having jurisdiction, in the name of the State of Ohio, against said directors in their Individual capacity; and in such suits, said clerk shall he n competent wit ness; and the money so collected shall bo applied to the use of common schools ,In the proper township- The township clerk shall make an abstract of the enumeration so returned to him, designating the number of youth In each sub-dis trict, and transmit such abstract, duly certified, to tho county auditor, within twenty days after the return mode to him by the directors, or the person appoint ed to take such enumeration. Kko. 1). If any civil township or part of a township composing a sub-district j shall be partly situated in the Virginia Military District, the United States Mill-1 tury District, tho Western Reserve, or in an original surveyed township or fractional township to which belongs any of section sixteen or other hinds In lieu thereof, or any other lands for the use of schools or any interest In the proceeds of such school land, the local directors shall, In taking the enumeration of youth resident within their jurisdiction, return separately those residing in the Virginia Military District, or United States Military District, or Western Reserve, or original surveyed township or fractional township to which belong any school lands or interest In the proceeds of school lands. Sro. 10. Tho township board of education shall consist of the township clerk and of tho local director from each Bub-distrlct of tho township who 1ms Iraen tB, appointed clerk ln his sub-di strict, a majority of whom shall const!-iMiM. lute a quorum for the transaction of business; and the clerk of the township shall Ira the clerk of tho board, but shull nut be entitled to a vote. It shall bo the duty of tho said clerk to Ira present ut the meetings of the board and to record In a book to Ira provided for tho purpose, all their official proceed lugs, which shall bo a public record open to the Inspection of any person Interested therein, and all such proceedings when so recorded shall be signed by the chairman and clerk. ' Sec. 11. The said township board of education in each township of tho State and their successors In office shall Ira a body politic and corporate In law, and as such may contract and ho contracted with, sue and be sued, plead and bo Impleaded in any court of law or equity in this State, and may receive any gift, grant, donation or deviso mode for the use of any school or schools within their jurisdiction ; and moreover they shall bo ami hereby are Invested in their corporate capacity with tho title, care and custody of all school houses, school house iltos, school libraries, appurntus or other property belonging to tho school dis tricts as now organized or which may hereafter be organized within the limits of their jurisdiction, with full power to control the samo in such manner as they may think will best subserve the Interests of common schools ind the cause of education; and when in the opinion of the Imard any school house or school house Bite has become unnecessary, they may sell and convey tho same In the name of tho township hoard of education of the proper township; such conveyance to be executed by tho chairman and clerk of said hoard, and shall pay tho avails over to the township treasurer of the proper township for tho benefit of schools, and all conveyances of real estate which may he made to said board shall be to said board In their corporate name and to their successors In office. Seo. 12. It shall be the duty of the township board of education to hold regular sessions on the third Monday of April and on the third Monday of October In each year at the usual place of holding township elections, or at such place In the Immediate neighborhood as may Ira convenient for the transaction of any business which may bo necessary in relation to tho subject of cither the primary or graded schools of the township, with power to adjourn from time to time or to hold special meetings at any other time or place within tho proper township as they may think desirable for the transaction of business as aforesaid, and at all such meetings shall appoint one of their numlrar to the chair, and ln rase of the absence of tho township clerk may appoint one of their own number to servo temporarily as clerk. Sro. 13. Tho township board of education, shall have tho management and control of all tho central and high schools of their proper township which may bo established therein under the authority of this act, with full power In respect 1 . to such schools, to employ, pay, and dismiss teachers, to build, repair and furnish the necessary school-houses, purchase or lease sites therefor, or rent suitable school-rooms, and mako all other necessary provisions relative to such schools as they may deem proper; and It shall also he tho duty of said hoard of education, to exercise all the powers conferred on local directors in respect to sub-district schools, whenever such local directors shall neglect to discharge their duties In any sub-district as required by this act; and It shall also be tho further duty of said board to prescribe rules and regulations for the government of all the common schools within their jurisdiction; said board of education may provide for German schools for tho instruction of such youth as may desire to study the German language, or the German and English languages together, and if the board shall deem it necessary, they may appoint one of their number the acting manager of schools for the township, who shall do and perform all such duties as the board may prescribe in relation to the management and supervision of the different schools, and the educational Interests of the township, and may allow him a reasonable compensation for his services. Seo. 14. The said board shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, a map of their township, as often as they deem "ncccssopy, on which shall be designated tho sub-districts of tho township, which they may change or alter at any regular session, and tho number of scholars assigned to each; but no sub-district shall contain within Its limits, less than sixty resident scholars by enumeration, except in cases where ln the opinion of the board, it is necessary to reduce the number ; and it shall be the duty of the board to establish a school In each sub-district of the township of such grade as the public good ln their opinion may require; and In tho location of primary schools, or schools of higher grade, the board shall have reference to population and neighborhood, paying due regard to any school-house already built, or site procured, as well as to all other circumstances proper to be considered so as to promote the best Interests of schools. Seo. 15. Tho board shall have power to assign such number of scholars to the several primary schools as they may think best, and when such assignment has been made, shall furnish tho teacher a list of the scholars so assigned, and tho board shall also have full power to regulate and control tho admission of! scholars to schools of a higher grade, according to ago and attainments, and may admit scholars over twenty-one years of age, and may suspend, or authorize the local directors to suspend from the privileges of cither of the schools, any pupil found guilty of disorderly conduct, which suspension shall not extend beyond the current session of the school. Seo. 16. Whenever It shall happen that persons are so situated as to be better accommodated at the school of an adjoining township, or whenever It may be desirable to establish a school composed of parts of two or more townships, it shull be the duty of the respective boards of the townships in which such per sons reside, or in which such schools may be situated, or of the townshluB or parts of which the school is to be composed, to transfer such persons for educational purposes to tho township In which such school house Is or may be located; but the enumeration of scholars shall be taken in each township as If no such transfer had been made, nnd such school when so composed shull bo supported from the school funds of tho respective townships from which the scholars may have been transferred ; and the hoard of that township In which tho school house is situated shall have the control and management of such school, and tho board of tho adjoining township or townships so connected for school purposes shall each make tho proper estimates of their share of tho expenses of every kind necessary to sustain said school, and certify tho same to tho auditor of their proper county as part of their annual estimates for school purposes, and draw orders on their respective township treasurers fur such sum as will be in proportion to the enumeration of scholars so transferred, In favor of the board of that township in which such school Is located, to be appropriated to tho payment of teachers, and for other purposes connected with tho establishment or maintenance of said school as far as applicable. Sec. 17. Tho said Imard shall have power to determine tho studies to be pursued and tho school books to ho used in the several schools under their control, and shall make and enforce such rules and regulations relative to the use and preservation of the school libraries and apparatus as they may think advisable, and shall appoint, or authorize tho local directors to appoint a suitable person to act as librarian and to take charge of the school upparatus, resident at some convenient place in tho neighborhood where the school is kept, and may require such librarian to give bond for the faithful discharge of his duties, and allow him such compensation as they may think reasonable. Seo. 18. It shall be the duty of the school teacher to make out nnd file with the township clerk at the expiration of each term of the school a full and com- Ripntt rnlr4 Plllu TCpuri III LIIU WIIUIU IIUIUIHT UI BCIlUIUm UllllllllCU IU UIV BCHUUI during such term, distinguishing between male and lemule, tiie average attendance, the books used, the branches taught, the number of pupils engaged in the study of each of said branches, and such other statistics as ho may ho required to make by the township board or local directors, and until such report shall hare been certified and filed by the said teacher us aforesaid, It shall not be lawful fur said board or local directors to pay said teacher for his or her services. Sec. 19. Tho board of education in each township shall prepare or cause to bo prepared and forwarded to the county auditor ut the same time when the l(f. return of the enumeration of scholars Is required to Iw made, a slate nient exhibiting the number of children In the township between the ages of five and twenty-one years, distinguishing between male and female, the number of schools, specifying tho different grades, the number of teachers male and female, the numlrar of children male and female who have attended school during the past year, the avcruge attendance, the length of the terms of schools, compensation of teachers male and female, tho number and condition of the school houses and furniture and the estimated value thereof; tho number and condition of the books In the school libraries ; the number of libraries ; the kind of school books used in tho schools; the number and vutue of school apparatus, nnd a full account of the expenditures for school purposes, together with such other statistics and Information in relation to schools as the State commissioner of schools may require. Sec. '20. Kach township board of education shall have power, as hereinafter provided, to establish in their respective townships such number of graded Crtri m Kiii schools, or such modifications of them as tho public interests may require ; and in case of the establishment of such graded schools, It shall he the duty of the board so to classify the children of tho township as to secure to all as far as practicable an equitable participation In the advantages thereof, and the Imard shall designate the sub-districts by numlraring them, and schools of a higher grade than primary shall be known by the appellation of central or high schools. Sec. 21. Whenever In the opinion of the board of education, It shall become necessary or desirable to provide one or more such central or high schools in their respective townships, the snld board shall estimate the probable cost there of, and call a special meeting of the qualified voters of the township ami who are not residents of any of the territory or districts named in the first section of this act, over which the jurisdiction of tho township and local directors Is ex rinded, at the usual place of holding elections, first giving twenty days' notice of the time and object of holding such meeting, by posting the same ln some public place in each of tho several sub-districts of the township, In which notice the amount or rate of tax as estimated by the board shall he stated, and the electors when convened In pursuance of such notico shall decide by vote any questions which may lie deemed important in relation to the cost and location of the building or buildings, or other provisions necessary for the establishment of any such school, and also the amount of township tax which may Ira levied for the purpose, and the chairman and clerk of the Imard shull Iw the chairman and clerk of the meeting, and the clerk shall record In the records of the board tho action of tho meeting, and the Imard shall be governed by the direction and vote of said meeting in relation to the subjects or matters so submitted. Skc.'J. It shall bo tho duty of the board of education in any organized town ship of tho State, annually, to determine by estimate as nearly as practicable, the mmi biimiiMtab entire amount of money necessary to be expended In the township b, u smii for(l,.loo( purposes other than for the payment of teachers, and also such additional amount as the Imurd may think necessary, nut exceeding two mills on the dollar valuation of tho taxable property of the township, fur the exclusive purpose of sustaining teachers in tho central or high schools, or for the purpose of prolonging, after the State funds have been exhausted, the terms of the several sub-districts or primary schools in tho township, or for both purposes, as tho board may adjudge best, which several amounts of money so estimated, tho (ward shall make known by certificate in writing, on or before tho first Monday in Juno in each year, Including any tax which may have been voted by a special meeting of electors as provided In the preceding section, to tho auditor of the proper county, who shall thereupon assess the entire amount of such estimates on all the taxable property of the township nut Included in any city or incorporated village or territory annexed thereto, funning any special district, to be entered by said auditor on tho tax duplicate of tho county and collected by tho county treasurer at the same time and In the same manner State and county taxes are collected; and when collected shall bo paid over to the treasurer of the procr township on the order of the county auditor and said county treasurer shall Iw entitled to receive for collection, one per cent. on all moneys by him collected for school purposes, and no more. Sec. 23. Tho township board of education shall hove power, when In theli opinion Justice nnd equity require It, to estimate separately tho cost of purchas ing a school house slto and erecting or repairing a school house thereon, In any particular sub-district of tho township wherein tho Inhabitants have not hereto fore homo a reasonable share of the burden of taxation for such purpose In comparison with other sub-districts in tho township, and certify such portion they may deem just anil equitable of tho amount of such estimate tn tho county auditor of tho proper county, together with a map of tho lands and names of tax payers In any such sub-district, which amount so certified shall Iw assessed by the auditor on the property therein subject to taxation and placed on the county duplicate, specially, and ho collected and paid over In the same manner as other school taxes, and he applied for the specific purpose of providing a school house In such sub-district. Skc. 21. All school funds which may como Into the hands of the township treasurer, from whatever source, shall Ira paid out only on tho onlor of tho clerk TH.fc.nrMrt of the hoard of education, under tho direction of tho board; except In fcwr"fc paying teachers for their services, tho sold clerk may, on such teach ers presenting their certificates of qualification, and depositing with the rlcrk true copies thereof, draw tho requisite orders on tho treasurer for such amount as may have been certified to Iw duo by any two of tho local directors of the proper suh-dlstrlct In which the teacher was employed; and so much of the school moneys coming Into the hands of tho treasurer, as may Iw derived from the state tax, or from any township tax levied for tho continuation of schools after the state fund has been exhausted, shall Iw applicable only to the payment of teachers In the proper township, and shall Iw drawn for no other purpose whatever ; and ult school funds made applicable to the payment of teachers only, shall be distributed to the several sub-districts and fractional parts thereof, ln the township, In proportion to the enumeration of scholars, with the exception of so much of the township tax as moy have been levied and reserved by tho board for sustaining teachers in the central or high schools; and such school funds as ariso from tho sole or rents of sections sixteen, or other lands in lieu thereof, shall he distributed to the localities to which such funds belong. All other school funds of tho township, not raised for the central or high schools, nor made applicable to tho payment of teachers, as aforesaid, shall be applied, under tho direc tion of the board, in repairing, building, or furnishing school houses, ln procuring school house sites, and in making such other provisions for schools in the sub- districts of tho proper township, as may in tho opinion of tho Imard bo necessary and each township Imard shall make tho necessary provisions for continuing tho schools in operation in their respective townships for at least seven months in each year. Skc. 33. Tho clerk of tho board of education or any ono or mora of tho board designated for that purpose, or the acting manager of schools of the ni.wr ra. township, may do and perform all such duties and services connected wcbA. with the Interests of schools as the Imard may direct, and report the same to the board for their action and approval ; and It shall bo the duty of the clerk of the board to keep a full record thereof in connection with the records of tho other official proceedings of the board, and In rose of failure to keep such record or other records required by this act, the clerk of tfle board shall be liable in a civil action for all loss or damages that may ensue to any person or persons or to the school district, in the name of such person or persons, or board of school directors, as the cose may he, and shall moreover be liable on complaint filed in the name of tho State of Ohio, before any justice of the peace or other court having jurisdiction, to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, which, when collected, shall bo paid over to the treasurer of tho proper township for the benefit of schools. Bsc. 26. It shall be the duty of the board of education to make settlement with the township treasurer at their regular session in April annually ; but If for want of time or other reason a settlement cannot be made at said session, then it shall be the duty of tho board to appoint a committee composed of one or more of their own members to make such settlement as soon as practicable, and report tho result to the clerk of the board, who shall record an abstract thereof in the records of tho board. Sec. 27. The township treasurer in each township shall be treasurer of all school funds for school purposes belonging to the township, arising from what-Trw.Trta4 ever sources, and on his election and before entering upon the duties ut imhin. q jj8 offlce he giall gjve bond wjt1 BUfilclcnt security In doublo the probable amount of money that shall como into his hands, payable to the State of Ohio, to bo approved by the trustees of the township, conditioned for the faithful disbursement according to law of all such funds as shall from time to time come into his hands, and on the forfeiture of such bond, it shall bo the duty of the township clerk to prosecute and collect the same for the use of the schools in the township ; If such township clerk shall neglect or refuse so to prosecute, then any freeholder may cause such prosecution to bo instituted. Seo. 28. Before the county auditor shall issue to the township treasurer any order on tho county treasurer for the payment of any school funds belonging to tho township, such township treasurer shall furnish tho auditor with a certificate from the township clerk, that such treasurer has executed and filed with him a bond, as provided for in the foregoing section, and also stating the amount of said bond ; and tho auditor shall ln no case permit tho township treasurer to have in his hands at any one time an amount of school funds over one-half tho amount of the penalty fn such bond ; and tho township trustees shall allow the township treasurer a compensation equal to ono per cent on all school funds disbursed by him, to bo puid on the ordor of tin trustees out of the township treasury. Seo. 20. Tho township treasurer shall annually botwecn tho first and twentieth of February, settle with tho county auditor and account to him for all moneys received ; from whom and on what account, and the amount puld out for school purposes in his township ; the auditor shall examine tho vouchers for such payments, and if satisfied with tho correctness thereof, shall certify the Bame which certificate shall bo prima facie a discharge of Buch treasurer; and at the expiration of his term of service, said treasurer shall deliver over to his suc cessor in office, all books and papers with all moneys or other property in Ids hands belonging to said township, or tho schools therein, and also alt orders he may have redeemed since his last annual settlement with tho county auditor, and take the receipt of his successor therefor, which he shall deposit with tho township clerk within ten days thereafter, and for muklng such annual settlement ho shall be entitled to receive the Bum of one dollar, to be paid out of the county treasury on the order of tho county auditor. Sec. 30. In cose the township treasurer shall fall to mako such annual settle ment within the time, as prescribed in the preceding section, ho shall he liable to pay a fine of fifty dollars, to bo recovered In a civil action ln the name of the State of Ohio, and when collected, to Ira applied to tho use of common schools I in the proper township ; and it is hereby made tho duty of the county auditor, to proceed forthwith In case of such failure by suit against such treasurer, before any justice of tho peace of his county, to recover tho penalty aforesaid; but when It shall appear on trial to tho satisfaction of said justice, that said treasurer was prevented from making such settlement within the time prescribed, by sickness, or unavoidable absence from home, and that such settlement has since been actually made, it shall Ira lawful fur the justice to discharge such treasurer on payment of costs. Sec. 31. Tho township boards of education in this State, In their respective townships, and the several other boards of education, and the trustees, visitors, iw c and directors of schools, or other officers having authority in the prcm-ises, of each eriy or incorporated village, shall Iw, and they arc hereby authorized and required to establish within their respective jurisdictions, one or more separate schools for colored children, when tho whole number by enumeration exceeds thirty, so as to afford them as far as practicable under all the circumstances, the ail vantages and privileges of a common school education; and all such schools so established for colored children shall be under the control and management of the hoard of education, or other school officers who have in charge the educational Interests of the other schools; but in case the average number of colored children in attendance shall bo less than fifteen for any one month, (t shall Ira tho duty of said board of education, or other school officers, to discontinue said school or schools for any period not exceeding six months at any one time ; and if the number of colored children shall Ira less than fifteen, the directors shall reserve tho money raised on the numlrar of said colored chil dren, and the money so reserved shall be appropriated for the education of such colored children under tho direction of the township board. Sec. 32. Each city or incorporated village, including tho territory annexed to the sumo for school purposes, not otherwise specially regulated by charter or orntKui governed as to schools by laws as specified in the sixty-seventh section of this act, and which, with the territory annexed, contains not less than three hundred Inhabitants, shall Iw and hereby Is created a separate school district; and the qualified voters of such city or village, with tho territory an nexed, shall at the same time and in the same manner that local directors of the sub-districts of the township are elected by the provisions of this net, proceed to elect three persons who shall constitute a Imard of education for such city or village with the territory so annexed, and such hoard shall have the same powers. perform tho same duties and be subject to the same penalties as township hoards of education: provided, (hat hv agreement between the board of education of the township In which such city or village with the territory annexed may Iw situated, and tho board of education of such city or village with the territory annexed, transfers of territory not within the limits of such corporation may Iw made to or from the districts provided for In this section. Skc. 33. That said board of education In any city or Incorporated village, shall Ira authorized, when they think It advisable, to divide such city or villnge Into sub-districts; and thev may establish schools of different grades, and onluln such rules and regulations for the government and discipline of such schools as they may think conducive to the public good ; and It shall he lawful for the township board of education in any township in which such city or incor porated village is situate, by and with the consent of the board of education of any such city or incorporated village, to transfer thereto for educational pur poses tho scholars of such parts of their respective townships as Ho adjacent thereto, and all such transfers shall Iw controlled and such schools supjmrtcd In the same manner and on tho same principles as in case of like transfers for the convenience of schools where two or more townships adjoin, as provided In this act. Sec. 31. Tn all such cities or Incorporated villages, tho clerk or recorder of such Incorporated body, shall Ira clerk of tho Imard of education, and he shall do and perform all the duties required of the clerk of a township loard of education, and such other duties as the Imard of education may, from time to time, prescribe; and all orders of the board of education for tho payment of money shall he countersigned by tho clerk or recorder of said corporation, and It shall bo the duty of the treasurer of any such city or incorporated village, to recelvo and disburse the school funds of such city or village, In the samo manner ns Is . required of the township treasurers In their respective townships, and for his sendees shall be entitled to tho samo compensation ; provided, that the board of education shall require tho treasurer to enter Into a Imud as required of township treasurers, nnd that the said treasurer shall furnish the auditor a certificate from the clerk or recorder of such city or incorporated village, that such treasurer has executed and deposited such Imnd, stating also tho amount, as Is required of township treasurers In similar cases. Seo. 3.1. Tho Imard of education of any city or Incorporated village, shall have and may cxerclso all the powers which are by this act conferred ujmn tho township boards of education, ami shall do and perform the like duties In all respects as fur as applicable, and the school hinds shall Ira divided among the sub-districts so as to make tho distribution as nearly equitable us possible. All taxes for building, purchasing, repairing or furnishing school houses and lots shall be equally assessed on all the property subject to taxation In such city or Incorporated village, and the Imard of education In expending the same shall make tho necessary provisions for the sub-districts, Skc. 3d. In any district or suit-district composed in whole or In part of any city or Incorporated village, the Imard of education may, at their discretion, provide a suitable number of evening schools, for tho Instruction of such youth, over twelvo years of age, as are prevented by their dally avocation from attending day schools, subject to such regulations as said hoard, from time to time, may! adopt for the government thereof. Skc. 37. The auditor of stale shall, annually, apportion tho common school funds among the d liferent counties, upon the enumeration and returns made to Anortfrawat ,,u" 'J "" iiuum, mm twiu.i mi r Mtaihi. amniint to annnrtlonod to (he count v auditor of rach mini t v. tntlnir from what sources tho sumo is derived, which said sum (lie several county treasurers shall retain In their respective treasuries from the state funds; and tho county auditors shall, annually, and immediately after their annual settlement with thfl county treasurer, apportion tho school funds for their respective counties, accord ing to tho enumeration and returns in their respective offices; and no township or other district, city or village, which shall have failed to make and return such enumeration, shall Iw entitled to recelvo any portion of tho common school funds And In making such distribution, each county auditor shall apportion all moneys collected on the tux duplicate of any township, for tho use of schools, to such township; all moneys received from the Mate treasury, on account of interest on the money nccnilng from tho sale of section sixteen, or other lands In lieu thereof, to the civil townships and pnrts of civil townships In the original surveyed town ship, or fractional township to which such land lickings; all moneys received hv tho county treasurer on account of tho Virginia Military School fund, United States Military District, and Connecticut Western Reserve, according to laws regulating tho same; and all other moneys fbr the use of schools In the county. and not otherwise appropriated by law, to tho proper township; and he shall. immediately after making said apportionment, enter tho same In a hook to Iw kept fbr that purpose, and shall furnish the township treasurers nnd township clerks, treasurers una recorders oi incorpornieu cuics or villages, as the case may Ira, each with a copy of said apportionment, and give an ordor on tho county treasurer to each township treasurer, or to such treasurer as may Iw entitled to receive tho samo, for tho amount of money belonging to his respective township city or village, and take a receipt from such treasurer for the amount thus re ceived; and tho snld county auditor shall collect, or cause to Iw collected, the flues and all other moneys for school purpo"cs, In his county, and pay the same over to the county treasurer; and he shall Inspect all accounts of Interest fbr sec tlon sixteen, or other school lands, whether tho interest is puld by tho State or by the debtors, and take all tho proper measures to secure to each township its full amount of school funds. Skg. 38. When any original surveyed township In which section sixteen lias twen sold, shull He In two or more counties, the auditors of tho respective count ic shall certify to the auditor of tho county in which that portion of said township lies containing said section sixteen, the enumeration of tho scholars In that part of said township embraced within their respective comities; and the auditor of said county In which said section sixteen Is situate shall apportion the fund derived from said section sixteen to the different portions of said township according to said enumeration, and shall certify to the ami I tors of the other counties the amount belonging to the parts of said township situate In their respective counties, and draw an order in favor of the treasurers of the other counties on the treasurer of his own county for the amount going to each; and the auditors of the respective counties shall apportion the same, In their respective counties, to such portions or parts thereof as may be entitled thereto. Sec. 39. The Interest on the purchase of any such section sixteen belonging to any original surveyed township, so as aforesaid lying in two or more counties, shall be paid over on the order of tho auditor of that county in which such section sixteen fs embraced, to the treasurer of the same county, to be apportioned as is pointed out in tho preceding section. Sec. 40. The auditor of each and every county shall, on or before the twen tieth day of December, annually, mako out and transmit to the commissioner of 5!?to suit common schools, at Columbus, an abstract of all the returns of school GvMiMfeMr. Btatlstics made to him from the several townships in his county, according to the form that may be prescribed by the state commissioner; and he shall cause to bo distributed all such circulars, blanks, and other papers, including school laws and documents, in the several townships in the couuty as said commissioner shall lawfully require. In case the county auditor shall fail, from any cause, to mako return of tho abstract as aforcsuid, it shall Iw tho duty of the county commissioners to deduct for every such failure, from the annual Bolary or allowance made to tho auditor for his services, the sum of fifty dollars. Sec. 41. Tho county commissioners of each county in this state shall make the same allowance to tho county auditors, out of their respective county treasuries, for services performed and expenses incurred under this act, as 1b allowed for other services of like nature. Sec. 42. Tho township clerks and county auditors Bhall lie responsible for all losses sustained by any township or county, by reason of any failure on their respective parts to mako and return tho enumerations and abstracts thereof as herein provided, and shall each be liable for the same, in a civil action, at tho suit of the State of Ohio; and tho amounts so recovered shall bo apportioned in tho same manner as the school funds would have been to the respective counties or townships, as the case may Ira. Sec. 43. Each and every lot or parcel of land which heretofore has been, or hereafter shall be appropriated for tho use of common schools in this State, on MNi tMni which there has been or shall be a school house erected, and which fIMiubMHtta. jm8 ijtiCU or Bian D0 occupied for the purpose of accommodating a common school of whatever grndo, In the usual manner, from time to timo, howsoever or by whomsoever tho legal titlo to the same may be held and vested, shall be and the same is hereby exempted from sale, on any execution, or other writ, or order In tho nature of an execution: provided, that tho lot of land bo exempted, shall not exceed four acres, and if there be any excess, that portion most convenient for school purposes shall remain exempt as aforesaid, to bo determined by tho proper school directors, or other officers huving charge of schools. Skc. 44. It shall Ira the duty of the probate judge in the several counties of the State, as soon after tho election of school officers under the provisions of this lB. act as practicable, to appoint a county Imard of school examin ers, to consist of three competent persons, resident in the county. who shall hold their office for the term of two years, and until their successors are appointed ; and all vacancies in said Imard which may thereafter occur, whether from expiration of the term of ofilce, refusal to serve, or otherwise, shall be filled by like appointment by said judge. Sec. 43. It shall lie the duty of the examiners to fix upon the time of holding meetings for the examination of teachers, In such places in their respective counties as will, in their opinion, best accommodate the greatest number of candidates for examination : notice of all such meetings having been published ln some newspaper of general circulation in their respective counties ; and at such meet lugs, any two of said bourd shall be competent to examine applicants nnd grunt certificates; but no fee or charge shull be made for a certificate. No certificate of qualification shall Iw valid in any county except that in which the examina tion took place, nor for a longer period than two years; and if at any time the recipient of the certificate shall be found incompetent or negligent, the examines or any two of them, may revoke the same, and require such teacher to be dis missed ; but such teacher shall be entitled to receive payment for services only up to tiie timo of such dismissal ; and no person shall be employed as a teacher in any primary common school, unless such person shall huve first obtained from said examiners, or any two of them, a certificate of good moral character, and that he or she is qualified to teach orthography, reading, writing, arithmetic, geography, and English grammar; and in case such person intends to teach in any common school of higher grade, he or she shall first obtain a certificate of! the requisite qualifications in addition to the branches aforesaid. Sec. 40. The said board of examiners Bhall appoint one of their numlrar to serve as clerk, who shall keep a record of their proceedings, noting the number and date of each certificate given, to whom, Tor what term of time, and for what branches of studies; and the said board may make all needful rules and regula tions for the proper discharge of their duties. The members of the board shall be entitled to receive each one dollar and fifty cents for every day necessarily engaged In official service, to be paid out of tho county treasury, on the order of I the county auditor, exclusive of blank books and stationery which the county auditor shall furnish; and tho county auditor may require the accounts, when presented, to be substantiated on oath, which said auditor may administer and file in his office. Skc. 47. There shall Iw elected by the qualified electors of this state, at the next annual election for state and county officers, and every three years there- m. after, a state ninuilit)oiier of common schools, who shall hold his c huh. otflrc for the term of three years, and until his successor is elected and qualified. The election of said commissioner, and the returns thereof, shall Iw the same, in all respects, as is provided for the election of judges of tho supreme court; and in case a vacancy shall happen In snid office, by death, resignation, or otherwise, the governor shall fill the samo by appointment, for tho unexpired term. Sec. 48. Before entering upon tho discharge of his official duties, the said commissioner shall give bond, in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars, to the State of Ohio, with two or more sureties, to the acceptance of tho secretary of State, conditioned that he Mill truly account for and apply all moneys or other property which may come into his hnnds in his official capacity, for tho uso and lieneflt of common schools, and that he will faithfully perform the duties enjoined upon him according to law; and he shall also take and subscribe an oath or affirmation to support the constitution of the United States and of the State of Ohio, and diligently and faithfully to discharge the duties of his office as prescribed by law, which Imnd, with the certificate of his oath endorsed thereon, Bhall be filed with the treasurer of state. Sec. 49. The books and papers of his department shall be kept at tho scat of I government, where a suitable ofilce shall be furnished by tho state, at which he shall give attendance when not absent on public business ; and tho state librarian shall, In addition to the duties of his office, discharge tho duties of secretary to the commissioner of common schools, under his direction. Skc. 30. It shall Iw tho duty of tho commissioner to spend, annually, on an average, at least ten days In each Judicial district of the State, superintending and encouraging teachers' institutes, conferring with township Imards of educa tion or other school officers, counseling teachers, visiting schools, and delivering lectures on topics calculated to subserve the Interests of popular education. Skc. 51 . As soon as tho revenues, to Iw raised as hereinafter provided, for the purpose of furnishing the common schools with libraries and apparatus, will admit, It shall be the duty of the said commissioner, to purchase the same, and tho books and apparatus so purchased shall be distributed through tho auditor' office of each county to tho board of education In each township, city or Incor porated village, according to the enumeration of scholars. Sec. SQ. He shall also exercise such supervision over the educational funds of the state as may he necessary to secure their safety and right application, and distribution according to law. He shall have power to require of county audi tors, township Imards of education, or other local school officers, clerks and treasurers of townships, county treasure and clerks, recorders and treasurers of cities aud villages, copies of all reports by them required to be made, and all such other information in relation to the funds and condition of schools, and tho management thereof, as he may deem important. Sec. .1.1. Ho shall preserllie suitable forms and regulations for making all reports, nnd conducting all necessary proceedings under this act, and shall cause the same, with such Instructions as he shall deem necessary and proper for the organisation nnd government of schools, to be transmitted to the local school officers, who shall Iw governed In accordance therewith. Sec. Til. Ho shall cause us many copies of tho laws relating to schools and teachers' Institutes, with an apwndix of appropriate forms and instructions for carrying Into execution nil such laws, to be printed in a separato volume, and distributed to each county with the laws, journals and other documents for the uso of the school officers therein ns often after tho first distribution as any change tn said laws may bo made of sufficient Importance In the opinion of the com missloncr to require a republication and distribution thereof. Sec. IM. It shall be the duty of said commissioner of common schools to make an annual report, on or Iwfore the twentieth day of January In each and every year, tn the Ocncrul Assembly, when that body shall be In session In any such year ; nnd when not in session In any one year, then the said report shall be made to tho governor, who shall cause the same to be published, and shall also communicate a copy thereof to the next General Assembly. Sec. Ad. Tho state commissioner, In the annual rcKrt of his labors and ob servations, shall present a statement of tho condition and amount of all funds and property appropriated to purposes of education; a statement of the number of common schools In the state, the number of scholars attending such schools, their sex. and the branches taught; a statement of the numlrar of private select schools In the state, so far as the same can Ira ascertained, and the numtwr of scholars attending such schools, their sox, and the branches taught; a state ment of the numlrar of teachers' Institutes, and the numlrar of teachers attending them ; a statement of tho estimates and accounts of the expenditures of the public school funds of every description ; a statement of plans for the manage ment and Improvement of common schools, and such other information relative to the educational interests of the state as he may think of Importance. Skc. 57. The said commissioner shall he entitled to recelvo for his services the sum of fifteen hundred dollars annually, payable quarterly, out of tho state treasury, on the warrant of the auditor of stale. Skc. .'A For the purpose of furnililug school libraries and apparatus, to common schools In the slate, and for the further purpose of sustaining uhnri. a)( jm-rcininif ni,eh libraries, and keeping up a supply of school apparatus in tho schools, as aforesaid, from timo to timo, as may bo con sidcred necessary, In order to afford cquat facilities to the said schools In this resjwet, as nearly as practicable, there shall hereafter Ira assessed, collected, and paid annually, In tho same manner as the state nnd county revenues are assessed collected aud paid on the grand list of properly taxable for state purposes, state tax of one-tenth of one mill on tho dollar valuation, to be applied exclu lively for the purposes aforesaid, and the attendant expenses, under tho direction of the commissioner of common schools. In purchasing the libraries for the common schools, no hooks of a sectarian or denominational character shull purchased for said libraries. Seo. 50. The amount of said tax, when collected, shall Iw paid over by the county treasurers to tho state treasurer, at the timo of making their annual settle ment, aud shall he paid out by that officer, for the purposes aforesaid, upon i tho warrant of tho state auditor. Hkc. 00. It ohall Iw the duty of the county auditor, when the said libraries or apparatus shall lie received, to distribute the same to the clerki of the township boards of education, or other local school officers, in their respective counties, having in charge the Interests of common schools; and the Imoki and apparatus, so furnished, shall Iw deemed the property of said several board! or local school officers, to whom the same may have been delivered, and Bhall not Do subject to execution, sale or alienation, for any cause whatever. Sec. 61. The local boards of education, or other school officers having charge of common schools, shull be held accountable for the preservation of said libraries aud apparatus; and they shall have power to prescribe tho time of taking and the periods of returning the books belonging to the libraries, and also to assess and collect the damuges which may bo done to the books by per sons entuieu to their use ; and also to provide lor tho safe keeping of the school apparatus. Sec. 62. It shall be the duty of the local school boards, or other school officers having charge of schools, to appoint the librarians and determine the places where the libraries shall be deposited, selecting such central points as will best accommodate the schools and families of the districts or sub-districts, as hereinbefore provided ; and every family In each district or sub-district shall bo entitled to the use of one volume at a time from the school library, although no member of such family attends any of the schools of the townBhip ; and the library shall be open, under the inspection of the librarian, at stated periods throughout the year, to be prescribed by the board of education, or other proper school officers, without regard to the session of the schools. Sec. 63. For the purpose of affording the advantages of a free education to all the youth of this state, the state common school fund shall hereafter consist iutasi of such sum as will be produced by the annual levy and assessment ofj two mills upon the dollar valuation, on the grand list of the taxable property of the state; and there is hereby levied and assessed annually, in addition to tho revenues required for general purposes, tho said two mills upon tho dollar valuation, as aforesaid; and the amount so levied and assessed, shall be collected in the samo manner as other state taxes, and, when collected, shall be annually distributed to the several counties of tho state, in proportion to the enumeration of scholars, and be applied exclusively to the support of common schools. Sec. 64. The debts which have heretofore been contracted by any school dis trict for school purposes, shall bo provided for by tho estimates of thof proper school boards created under the provisions of this act. Seo. 65. The process In all suits against any township board of education, or other local officers having charge of any of the public schools under the provi-f slons of tills act, shall bo by summons, and shall bo executed by leaving a copy thereof with the clerk or secretary of such board, or other school officers, at least! ten days before the return day thereof. And any suit cither in favor of or agains any such board, or other Bchool officers, Bhall be prosecuted or defended, as th case may be, by the prosecuting attorney of the proper county, as a part of hi J official duties. Sec. 06. The local board of education, or other local officers having charge of schools in any city, township or village, In which common schools have beerl orgunlzcd under the act for the better regulation of public schools In cities, towns &c, or under any special act, shall be, and are hereby authorized, whenever they may deem it expedient, to catl a meeting of the qualified voters of any such city township or village, on giving thirty days' public notice thereof, to determine bv! vote whether the common schools of such city, township or village, shall be con ducted and managed in accordance with the provisions of this act; and if J majority or the voters arc tounu to be in favor of the change, then said local board, or other local school officers, Bhall thereafter proceed, in accordance witli the provisions of this act, until their successors shall be elected and qualified and such city or village may provide by ordinance for the election or appoint ment of a bourd of education, prescribing their number and terms of office : am such board, when bo elected or appointed and qualified, shall, together with Uit clerk or recorder of such city or village, possess the same powers and dlschargi the same duties, within the limits of their jurisdiction, as local directors au boards of education in townships. Sec. 67. I his act Bhall not be so construed as to repeal, change, or modify Jti any respect, the several provisions of the Act for the support and better regu union ot common schools in me town or Akron, passed February eighth, on thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, and the acts amendatory thereto: or th Act for the better regulation of public schools in cities, towns, &c passed Feb ruary twenty-one, ono thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, and the act! amendatory thereto, nor the several act creating special school districts, or an J other special acts in relation to schools, except that it is hereby made the dutJ of the several boards or education, or other school officers acting under the pro visions or any or tiie acts to winch reference has been made in this section make similar reports of school statistics annually, as required of school officer! uy hub mi, uur aimii it uo wmui lur miy cuuuiy treasurer to pay over anw portion of the school fund to any local treasurer, Imard of education, orotheJ school officers of any city, township or village organized as to schools el t launder a general or special law, except on the onlcr of the auditor of the propc; county; and no such order Bhall be drawn by the couuty auditor, unless th local treasurer, clerk, recorder or secretary of such board, or other school officer J Bhall first deposit with said auditor annually, an abstract of the enumeration o: scholars and other Btatlstics relative to tho schools under their charge, as requlreil by this act, of teachers, local directors, and boards of education in townships. Sec. 68. The respective township boards of education, and their successors ii office, shall have power to tuko and hold in trust, for the nse and benefit of any central or high school, or sub-district school In the township, any grant or devise! of land, and any donation or bequest of money or other personal property, to bJ applied by tho board to the maintenance and support of any such school o schools, acconling to the Intention of tho irrant nr Boo. 09. Thai Ait act rur the support and better regulation of common schools, and to create permanently tho office of superintendent, passed March . seventh, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight; An act to amend an act entitled an act for tho support and better regulation of common schools, and to create permanently the offlce of superintendent, passed March Ixtecnth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-ntnc; An act to abolish th office of superintendent of common schools, passed March twenty-third, one! thousand eight hundred aud forty ; An act to amend the act entitled an act fo: the support and better regulation of common schools, and to create perma ncntly the office of superintendent, of March seventh, one thousand eight hun dred and thirty -eight, and tho acts amendatory thereto, passed March twenty ninth, one thousand eight hundred and forty -one; An act to amend the act entitled an act fur the support ami better regulation of common $chool$, and toi create permanently the office of superintendent, passed March seventh, oncl thousand eight hundred and forty-two; An oct further to amend the act entitled an act for the support and better regulation of common schools, and to create permanently tho offlce of superintendent, passed March eleventh, one thousand eight hundred and forty-three; An act to amend tiie act entitled an act for the support and better regulation of common schools, and to create permanently tho office of superintendent, passed March twelfth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-four; An act to amend the sixth section of an act fbr the support nnd better regulation of common schools, and to create permanently the offlce of superintendent, passed March twelfth, one thousand eight hundred and forty five; An act to amend the act entitled an act to amend an act Tor the support and better regulation of common schools, and to create permanently the offlce of Bupcrln tendon t, passed March twelfth, one thousand eight hundred and forty. five; An act authorizing school directors to establish libraries ror the use or eonij mon schools, passed February twenty-eighth, ono thousand eight bnndredam forty-six; An act to amend an act, passed March eleventh, one thousand elgli hundred and forty-three, entitled an act further to amend theact entitled an ac for tho support and better regulation of common schools, and to create perma ncntly tho office of superintendent, passed March second, one thousand elgli hundred and forty-six ; An net to provide for the appointment of county supei Intendents of common schools, and defining their duties In certain count! therein named, passed February eighth, one thousand eight hundred and forty seven : An act further to amend the act entitled an act to amend an act entitle an act for the support and twtter regulation of common schools, and to crea J permanently the office of superintendent, passed February eighth, one thontanl eight hundred and forty-seven ; An act to amend an act entitled an act fbr ti support and better regulation of common ichools, and to create permanently tli office of superintendent, passed March seventh, one thousand eight hundred atil thirty-eight, and the acts amendatory thereto, passed February twenty-fbnrtl one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight; An act to secure the returns of tli statistics of common schools, passed January twenty-first, one thousand elg)! hundred and forty-eight; An act to provide for the establishment of comracJ schools for the education of the children of black and mulatto persona, and amend the act entitled an act fbr the support and better regulation of comrm schools, and to create permanently the offlce of superintendent, passed Man seventh, one thousand eight hundred and thirty -eight, and the acts amendatoi thereto, passed February twenty-fourth, one thousand eight hundred and fort I eight; An act to amend tho act entitled an act fbr the support and better regi latlon of common schools, and to create permanently the offlce of superintendent passed March seventh, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, and the ac amendatory thereto, passed February twenty-fourth, ono thousand eight hundrej and fbrty-clght; An act to amend the eighteenth section of the school law March seventh, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, passed Februs fourteenth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight; An act to authorise tl establishment of separate schools fbr the education of colored children, and f other purposes, passed February tenth, one thousand eight hundred and fort' nlnot An aet to amend an act, passed February twenty-fourth, one thouisr eight hundred and forty-eight, entitled an aet to amend the act entitled an a for tho sunnort and better regulation of common schools, and tn imim manently tho offlce of superintendent, passed March seventh, one thousand eigf hundred and thirty -eight, and the acts amendatory thereto, passed March Blxtl one thousand eight hundred and forty-nlno; An act to amend an act entitled act for the support and better regulation of common schools, and to creai permanently the office or su pert nte mien t, passed March twcirth, one tho mm eight hundred and forty -nine; An act to amend an act entitled an act fnrt support and better regulation of common schools, and to create permanent the office of superintendent, passed March seventh, one thousand eight hundnf and thirty-eight, and the acts amendatory thereto, passed March twenty-fourtj one thousand eight hundred and forty -nine; An act in relation to school dlstril tax, providing for tho annual school district meetings, and requiring maps school districts, passed March seventh, one thousand eight hundred and lift An act for the appointment of a state board of public Instruction, passed MarJ twenty -second, one thousand eight hundred and fifty ; An aet supplementary the act for tho appointment of a state board of public instruction, passed Mai twenty-third, ono thousand eight hundred and fifty ; An act providing fbr schu districts, and school district meetings, prescribing the duties of district offlc and clerks and treasurers of townships, and Increasing tho state and coun common school funds, passed March twenty-fourth, one thousand eight hundn, and fifty-one, Iw and the same are hereby repealed; provided that the obla tion or liabilities Incurred, and rights acquired under the provisions of my tho acts hereby repealed, shall remain, and bo in no wise altered or affected, b may bo enforced as if this act had not been passed : and tho school officers In 1 several school districts of the State, as now organised, shall hold their respect i offices, and perform their respective duties, until the local directors herein pro' ded for, Bhall have been elected and qualified. JAMES C. JOHNSON, fijXrttor q the thnm Jieprmntativm. (iKOKOK UKX, Murrh 14th, lK'tf. Sjxatrtrtf the &na(, pro tempore Orrtct or tiii Sechrtabt or Statb, Columbia, Oho, March 14, ltil'l t, William Trovltt. Secretary of State of tho Stole aforesaid, do herebv cert Ihnt the foregoing law Ib truly copied from the orhriiial rolls remaining In tl ouiev. VULI.IAM lur.tm, orrriury qj atair

VOLUME XLIII. COLUMBUS, OHIO, TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1853. NUMBER 31. rkly, n pit-I per .toen i ring- Hsll-tolityUoii io, on or to ailogn I- f.COB In cln id l'nl st the cnslw tn lb' It rr . V ore. ; the Com iter, LAWS OF OHIO. PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY. AN ACT to provide tor tlw Beftrgsnlwtlon, Supervision and Miiatonuoi of Common Schools' Passed Monk Wh, A D. 1868. Sectioh 1. Be it enacted by the General Auembly of tht State of Ohio That hereafter each and every organized township in the State shall compose but one school district for all purposes connected with the general Interests of education In the township, and shall Ira confided to the management and control of a board of education, and the several school district and fractional parts thereof, which Liow are, or may hereafter be established In the several organized townshipa of the State, shall be regarded as sub-districts, and be confided to the management and control of local directors as hereinafter provided; but nothing contained In this act shall he so construed as to give to the township board of education, or to local directors in sub-districts, jurisdiction over any territory in the township Included within the limits or any city or Incorporated village with the territory annexed thereto for school purposes, which Bhall elect or appoint a board of education as hereinafter provided, or which now is or may hereafter bo governed as to schools, by any special or other act, specified in the sixty-seventh section of this act Seo. 2. On the second Monday of April, in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-three, there shall be held at the usual hour and place of holding district meetings BxtiMor ln each of tll sub-districts of the several townships of the State, a uoiuummh. 8chool meeting of tho qualified voters resident within the sub-district, and having the qualifications of voters at the State and county elections, who, when assembled, shall organize by the appointment of a chairman and secretary, and proceed to elect by ballot, three school directors for such sub-district; of thoso so elected, the person receiving the highest number of votes shall hold his office for three years ; the person receiving tho next highest number, shall hold the ofilce for two years; and the person receiving the next highest number, shall hold the ofilce for one year; and each shall continue in office until his successor is elected and qualified. In case two or more persons so elected have received an equal number of votes, the duration of their respective terms of otllco shall be determined by lot In the presence of the chairman and secretary of the meeting, and annually thereafter In the same manner on the second Monday In April, there shall he elected In each sub-district of the proper township, one school dl- IO rector for tho term of three years ; and the minutes of the proceedings of any such sub-district meeting shall he signed ny me chairman ami secretary, anu ueuv-ered to the directors who shall have been elected as aforesaid, to be recorded by the clerk In the records of the sub-district, and the said clerk of the sub-district shall forthwith certify to the township clerk, the names of the local directors so elected, specifying the term for which each was elected; If tho directors of any sub-district so elected shall deem It expedient, they may designate the specific hour of the day on which tho annual election for such sub-district shall be held, and In such case shall cause five days' notice thereof in writing to be posted up In three of the most public places In such sub-district. Seo. 3. The said directors, within five days after their election, shall take an oath or affirmation to support tho constitution of tho United States, and of the State of Ohio, and faithfully and impartially to discharge tho duties of their ofilce ; which said outh the directors arc authorized to administer to each other. And in case a vacancy shall occur in tho office of director, by death, resignation, refusal to serve, or otherwise, it shall be the duty of the township clerk to fill such vacan cy within ten days after being informed thereof by appointment for tho unex' plrcd term. Seo. 4. If the qualified voters of any sul district shall fall to meet and elect school directors, as prescribed ln the second section of this act, it shall be lawful for any three qualified voters of such sub-district to cull a special meeting of tho voters of such sub-district, for tho purpose of electing directors, on first giving five days' notico in writing of the time and place of holding such meeting, by posting the samo ln three of the most public places in such sub-district; and tiie directors so elected at such special meeting, shall hold their offices for tho same terms of time as if elected on the second Monday of April, us preserilrad In said second section, except that their said terms of olllco shall be considered us having commenced on the second Monday of April next preceding the time of holding such special meeting. Sec. 5. It shall Iw the duty of the directors, any two of whom shall constitute a quorum, to meet as soon as practicable after having been elected and qualified, at such place as may Ira most convenient In tho sub-district, and organize by appointing one of their number clerk of tho sub-district, who shall preside at tho official meetings of the directors, and record their proceedings In a book to be provided for the purpose, together with tho minutes of tho proceedings of the annual school meetings held in tho sub-district by the qualified voters thereof, which shall be a public record; and all such proceedings, when so recorded, shull - be signed by tho clerk of the proper sub-district. The directors may meet as fre quently as they may think necessary for tho transaction of business, and fill any vacancy in tho office of clerk which may occur in the Bub-distrlct, or, In case of his absence, cither of the other directors may officiate temporarily in his place. Seo. 0. It shall be tho duty of tho school directors In each sub-district to take the management and control of its local interests and affairs, to employ teachers, o.twr to certify the amount due them for services to the township clerk, who lki uirrter. Hjm jrttw un onliT on the township treasurer for the amount; and to dismiss any teacher, at any time, for such reasons as they may deem sufficient; and to visit tho school or schools of tho sub-district at least twice during each term by one or more of their number, with such other person or persons competent to examine pupils in their studies, as they may choose to invite. Sec. 7. It shall be the duty of the directors, in their respective sub-districts, to negotiate and make, under such ntlcs and regulations as the township Imurd of education may prescrilw, all necessary contracts in relation to providing fuel for schools, repairing, building or furnishing school houses, purchasing or leasing school house sites, renting school moms, and making all other provisions necessary for the convenience and prosperity of bcIiooIs within their sub-districts; but no contracts shall bo made by the directors, under the provisions of this section, for the payment of money from the township school fund applicable to such purposes, which in any one year shall exceed tho amount distributable to the sub- district In proportion to the enumeration of scholars resident therein, without first obtaining the consent or order of a majority of the township board of education: and all contracts made by the local directors under the provisions of this section hull be reported to the said board at their next meeting after the making of such contracts, and said township Imard of education In their corporate capacity, on the part of the sub-district, shall he held responsible for the performance thereof. Sec. 8. It shall he the duty of the directors In each suh-dlstrlct to take, or cause to be taken, annually, between the first and third Monday of October, an enumeration of all tho unmarried while and colored youth, noting them separately, Iratwcen the ages of live and twenty-one years, resident within such sub .Uisirici anil not temporarily mere, iicsignuimg nciwcen muic mm iciimie, nun mm return a certified copy thereof to the township clerk ; and in case the directors Mi any sub-district shall fall to take and return the enumeration aforesaid, It shall be the duty of the township clerk to employ a competent person to take tho same and allow him a reasonable compensation for his services, and shall proceed to recover the amount so paid for such services In a civil action, before any court having jurisdiction, in the name of the State of Ohio, against said directors in their Individual capacity; and in such suits, said clerk shall he n competent wit ness; and the money so collected shall bo applied to the use of common schools ,In the proper township- The township clerk shall make an abstract of the enumeration so returned to him, designating the number of youth In each sub-dis trict, and transmit such abstract, duly certified, to tho county auditor, within twenty days after the return mode to him by the directors, or the person appoint ed to take such enumeration. Kko. 1). If any civil township or part of a township composing a sub-district j shall be partly situated in the Virginia Military District, the United States Mill-1 tury District, tho Western Reserve, or in an original surveyed township or fractional township to which belongs any of section sixteen or other hinds In lieu thereof, or any other lands for the use of schools or any interest In the proceeds of such school land, the local directors shall, In taking the enumeration of youth resident within their jurisdiction, return separately those residing in the Virginia Military District, or United States Military District, or Western Reserve, or original surveyed township or fractional township to which belong any school lands or interest In the proceeds of school lands. Sro. 10. Tho township board of education shall consist of the township clerk and of tho local director from each Bub-distrlct of tho township who 1ms Iraen tB, appointed clerk ln his sub-di strict, a majority of whom shall const!-iMiM. lute a quorum for the transaction of business; and the clerk of the township shall Ira the clerk of tho board, but shull nut be entitled to a vote. It shall bo the duty of tho said clerk to Ira present ut the meetings of the board and to record In a book to Ira provided for tho purpose, all their official proceed lugs, which shall bo a public record open to the Inspection of any person Interested therein, and all such proceedings when so recorded shall be signed by the chairman and clerk. ' Sec. 11. The said township board of education in each township of tho State and their successors In office shall Ira a body politic and corporate In law, and as such may contract and ho contracted with, sue and be sued, plead and bo Impleaded in any court of law or equity in this State, and may receive any gift, grant, donation or deviso mode for the use of any school or schools within their jurisdiction ; and moreover they shall bo ami hereby are Invested in their corporate capacity with tho title, care and custody of all school houses, school house iltos, school libraries, appurntus or other property belonging to tho school dis tricts as now organized or which may hereafter be organized within the limits of their jurisdiction, with full power to control the samo in such manner as they may think will best subserve the Interests of common schools ind the cause of education; and when in the opinion of the Imard any school house or school house Bite has become unnecessary, they may sell and convey tho same In the name of tho township hoard of education of the proper township; such conveyance to be executed by tho chairman and clerk of said hoard, and shall pay tho avails over to the township treasurer of the proper township for tho benefit of schools, and all conveyances of real estate which may he made to said board shall be to said board In their corporate name and to their successors In office. Seo. 12. It shall be the duty of the township board of education to hold regular sessions on the third Monday of April and on the third Monday of October In each year at the usual place of holding township elections, or at such place In the Immediate neighborhood as may Ira convenient for the transaction of any business which may bo necessary in relation to tho subject of cither the primary or graded schools of the township, with power to adjourn from time to time or to hold special meetings at any other time or place within tho proper township as they may think desirable for the transaction of business as aforesaid, and at all such meetings shall appoint one of their numlrar to the chair, and ln rase of the absence of tho township clerk may appoint one of their own number to servo temporarily as clerk. Sro. 13. Tho township board of education, shall have tho management and control of all tho central and high schools of their proper township which may bo established therein under the authority of this act, with full power In respect 1 . to such schools, to employ, pay, and dismiss teachers, to build, repair and furnish the necessary school-houses, purchase or lease sites therefor, or rent suitable school-rooms, and mako all other necessary provisions relative to such schools as they may deem proper; and It shall also he tho duty of said hoard of education, to exercise all the powers conferred on local directors in respect to sub-district schools, whenever such local directors shall neglect to discharge their duties In any sub-district as required by this act; and It shall also be tho further duty of said board to prescribe rules and regulations for the government of all the common schools within their jurisdiction; said board of education may provide for German schools for tho instruction of such youth as may desire to study the German language, or the German and English languages together, and if the board shall deem it necessary, they may appoint one of their number the acting manager of schools for the township, who shall do and perform all such duties as the board may prescribe in relation to the management and supervision of the different schools, and the educational Interests of the township, and may allow him a reasonable compensation for his services. Seo. 14. The said board shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, a map of their township, as often as they deem "ncccssopy, on which shall be designated tho sub-districts of tho township, which they may change or alter at any regular session, and tho number of scholars assigned to each; but no sub-district shall contain within Its limits, less than sixty resident scholars by enumeration, except in cases where ln the opinion of the board, it is necessary to reduce the number ; and it shall be the duty of the board to establish a school In each sub-district of the township of such grade as the public good ln their opinion may require; and In tho location of primary schools, or schools of higher grade, the board shall have reference to population and neighborhood, paying due regard to any school-house already built, or site procured, as well as to all other circumstances proper to be considered so as to promote the best Interests of schools. Seo. 15. Tho board shall have power to assign such number of scholars to the several primary schools as they may think best, and when such assignment has been made, shall furnish tho teacher a list of the scholars so assigned, and tho board shall also have full power to regulate and control tho admission of! scholars to schools of a higher grade, according to ago and attainments, and may admit scholars over twenty-one years of age, and may suspend, or authorize the local directors to suspend from the privileges of cither of the schools, any pupil found guilty of disorderly conduct, which suspension shall not extend beyond the current session of the school. Seo. 16. Whenever It shall happen that persons are so situated as to be better accommodated at the school of an adjoining township, or whenever It may be desirable to establish a school composed of parts of two or more townships, it shull be the duty of the respective boards of the townships in which such per sons reside, or in which such schools may be situated, or of the townshluB or parts of which the school is to be composed, to transfer such persons for educational purposes to tho township In which such school house Is or may be located; but the enumeration of scholars shall be taken in each township as If no such transfer had been made, nnd such school when so composed shull bo supported from the school funds of tho respective townships from which the scholars may have been transferred ; and the hoard of that township In which tho school house is situated shall have the control and management of such school, and tho board of tho adjoining township or townships so connected for school purposes shall each make tho proper estimates of their share of tho expenses of every kind necessary to sustain said school, and certify tho same to tho auditor of their proper county as part of their annual estimates for school purposes, and draw orders on their respective township treasurers fur such sum as will be in proportion to the enumeration of scholars so transferred, In favor of the board of that township in which such school Is located, to be appropriated to tho payment of teachers, and for other purposes connected with tho establishment or maintenance of said school as far as applicable. Sec. 17. Tho said Imard shall have power to determine tho studies to be pursued and tho school books to ho used in the several schools under their control, and shall make and enforce such rules and regulations relative to the use and preservation of the school libraries and apparatus as they may think advisable, and shall appoint, or authorize tho local directors to appoint a suitable person to act as librarian and to take charge of the school upparatus, resident at some convenient place in tho neighborhood where the school is kept, and may require such librarian to give bond for the faithful discharge of his duties, and allow him such compensation as they may think reasonable. Seo. 18. It shall be the duty of the school teacher to make out nnd file with the township clerk at the expiration of each term of the school a full and com- Ripntt rnlr4 Plllu TCpuri III LIIU WIIUIU IIUIUIHT UI BCIlUIUm UllllllllCU IU UIV BCHUUI during such term, distinguishing between male and lemule, tiie average attendance, the books used, the branches taught, the number of pupils engaged in the study of each of said branches, and such other statistics as ho may ho required to make by the township board or local directors, and until such report shall hare been certified and filed by the said teacher us aforesaid, It shall not be lawful fur said board or local directors to pay said teacher for his or her services. Sec. 19. Tho board of education in each township shall prepare or cause to bo prepared and forwarded to the county auditor ut the same time when the l(f. return of the enumeration of scholars Is required to Iw made, a slate nient exhibiting the number of children In the township between the ages of five and twenty-one years, distinguishing between male and female, the number of schools, specifying tho different grades, the number of teachers male and female, the numlrar of children male and female who have attended school during the past year, the avcruge attendance, the length of the terms of schools, compensation of teachers male and female, tho number and condition of the school houses and furniture and the estimated value thereof; tho number and condition of the books In the school libraries ; the number of libraries ; the kind of school books used in tho schools; the number and vutue of school apparatus, nnd a full account of the expenditures for school purposes, together with such other statistics and Information in relation to schools as the State commissioner of schools may require. Sec. '20. Kach township board of education shall have power, as hereinafter provided, to establish in their respective townships such number of graded Crtri m Kiii schools, or such modifications of them as tho public interests may require ; and in case of the establishment of such graded schools, It shall he the duty of the board so to classify the children of tho township as to secure to all as far as practicable an equitable participation In the advantages thereof, and the Imard shall designate the sub-districts by numlraring them, and schools of a higher grade than primary shall be known by the appellation of central or high schools. Sec. 21. Whenever In the opinion of the board of education, It shall become necessary or desirable to provide one or more such central or high schools in their respective townships, the snld board shall estimate the probable cost there of, and call a special meeting of the qualified voters of the township ami who are not residents of any of the territory or districts named in the first section of this act, over which the jurisdiction of tho township and local directors Is ex rinded, at the usual place of holding elections, first giving twenty days' notice of the time and object of holding such meeting, by posting the same ln some public place in each of tho several sub-districts of the township, In which notice the amount or rate of tax as estimated by the board shall he stated, and the electors when convened In pursuance of such notico shall decide by vote any questions which may lie deemed important in relation to the cost and location of the building or buildings, or other provisions necessary for the establishment of any such school, and also the amount of township tax which may Ira levied for the purpose, and the chairman and clerk of the Imard shull Iw the chairman and clerk of the meeting, and the clerk shall record In the records of the board tho action of tho meeting, and the Imard shall be governed by the direction and vote of said meeting in relation to the subjects or matters so submitted. Skc.'J. It shall bo tho duty of the board of education in any organized town ship of tho State, annually, to determine by estimate as nearly as practicable, the mmi biimiiMtab entire amount of money necessary to be expended In the township b, u smii for(l,.loo( purposes other than for the payment of teachers, and also such additional amount as the Imurd may think necessary, nut exceeding two mills on the dollar valuation of tho taxable property of the township, fur the exclusive purpose of sustaining teachers in tho central or high schools, or for the purpose of prolonging, after the State funds have been exhausted, the terms of the several sub-districts or primary schools in tho township, or for both purposes, as tho board may adjudge best, which several amounts of money so estimated, tho (ward shall make known by certificate in writing, on or before tho first Monday in Juno in each year, Including any tax which may have been voted by a special meeting of electors as provided In the preceding section, to tho auditor of the proper county, who shall thereupon assess the entire amount of such estimates on all the taxable property of the township nut Included in any city or incorporated village or territory annexed thereto, funning any special district, to be entered by said auditor on tho tax duplicate of tho county and collected by tho county treasurer at the same time and In the same manner State and county taxes are collected; and when collected shall bo paid over to the treasurer of the procr township on the order of the county auditor and said county treasurer shall Iw entitled to receive for collection, one per cent. on all moneys by him collected for school purposes, and no more. Sec. 23. Tho township board of education shall hove power, when In theli opinion Justice nnd equity require It, to estimate separately tho cost of purchas ing a school house slto and erecting or repairing a school house thereon, In any particular sub-district of tho township wherein tho Inhabitants have not hereto fore homo a reasonable share of the burden of taxation for such purpose In comparison with other sub-districts in tho township, and certify such portion they may deem just anil equitable of tho amount of such estimate tn tho county auditor of tho proper county, together with a map of tho lands and names of tax payers In any such sub-district, which amount so certified shall Iw assessed by the auditor on the property therein subject to taxation and placed on the county duplicate, specially, and ho collected and paid over In the same manner as other school taxes, and he applied for the specific purpose of providing a school house In such sub-district. Skc. 21. All school funds which may como Into the hands of the township treasurer, from whatever source, shall Ira paid out only on tho onlor of tho clerk TH.fc.nrMrt of the hoard of education, under tho direction of tho board; except In fcwr"fc paying teachers for their services, tho sold clerk may, on such teach ers presenting their certificates of qualification, and depositing with the rlcrk true copies thereof, draw tho requisite orders on tho treasurer for such amount as may have been certified to Iw duo by any two of tho local directors of the proper suh-dlstrlct In which the teacher was employed; and so much of the school moneys coming Into the hands of tho treasurer, as may Iw derived from the state tax, or from any township tax levied for tho continuation of schools after the state fund has been exhausted, shall Iw applicable only to the payment of teachers In the proper township, and shall Iw drawn for no other purpose whatever ; and ult school funds made applicable to the payment of teachers only, shall be distributed to the several sub-districts and fractional parts thereof, ln the township, In proportion to the enumeration of scholars, with the exception of so much of the township tax as moy have been levied and reserved by tho board for sustaining teachers in the central or high schools; and such school funds as ariso from tho sole or rents of sections sixteen, or other lands in lieu thereof, shall he distributed to the localities to which such funds belong. All other school funds of tho township, not raised for the central or high schools, nor made applicable to tho payment of teachers, as aforesaid, shall be applied, under tho direc tion of the board, in repairing, building, or furnishing school houses, ln procuring school house sites, and in making such other provisions for schools in the sub- districts of tho proper township, as may in tho opinion of tho Imard bo necessary and each township Imard shall make tho necessary provisions for continuing tho schools in operation in their respective townships for at least seven months in each year. Skc. 33. Tho clerk of tho board of education or any ono or mora of tho board designated for that purpose, or the acting manager of schools of the ni.wr ra. township, may do and perform all such duties and services connected wcbA. with the Interests of schools as the Imard may direct, and report the same to the board for their action and approval ; and It shall bo the duty of the clerk of the board to keep a full record thereof in connection with the records of tho other official proceedings of the board, and In rose of failure to keep such record or other records required by this act, the clerk of tfle board shall be liable in a civil action for all loss or damages that may ensue to any person or persons or to the school district, in the name of such person or persons, or board of school directors, as the cose may he, and shall moreover be liable on complaint filed in the name of tho State of Ohio, before any justice of the peace or other court having jurisdiction, to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, which, when collected, shall bo paid over to the treasurer of tho proper township for the benefit of schools. Bsc. 26. It shall be the duty of the board of education to make settlement with the township treasurer at their regular session in April annually ; but If for want of time or other reason a settlement cannot be made at said session, then it shall be the duty of tho board to appoint a committee composed of one or more of their own members to make such settlement as soon as practicable, and report tho result to the clerk of the board, who shall record an abstract thereof in the records of tho board. Sec. 27. The township treasurer in each township shall be treasurer of all school funds for school purposes belonging to the township, arising from what-Trw.Trta4 ever sources, and on his election and before entering upon the duties ut imhin. q jj8 offlce he giall gjve bond wjt1 BUfilclcnt security In doublo the probable amount of money that shall como into his hands, payable to the State of Ohio, to bo approved by the trustees of the township, conditioned for the faithful disbursement according to law of all such funds as shall from time to time come into his hands, and on the forfeiture of such bond, it shall bo the duty of the township clerk to prosecute and collect the same for the use of the schools in the township ; If such township clerk shall neglect or refuse so to prosecute, then any freeholder may cause such prosecution to bo instituted. Seo. 28. Before the county auditor shall issue to the township treasurer any order on tho county treasurer for the payment of any school funds belonging to tho township, such township treasurer shall furnish tho auditor with a certificate from the township clerk, that such treasurer has executed and filed with him a bond, as provided for in the foregoing section, and also stating the amount of said bond ; and tho auditor shall ln no case permit tho township treasurer to have in his hands at any one time an amount of school funds over one-half tho amount of the penalty fn such bond ; and tho township trustees shall allow the township treasurer a compensation equal to ono per cent on all school funds disbursed by him, to bo puid on the ordor of tin trustees out of the township treasury. Seo. 20. Tho township treasurer shall annually botwecn tho first and twentieth of February, settle with tho county auditor and account to him for all moneys received ; from whom and on what account, and the amount puld out for school purposes in his township ; the auditor shall examine tho vouchers for such payments, and if satisfied with tho correctness thereof, shall certify the Bame which certificate shall bo prima facie a discharge of Buch treasurer; and at the expiration of his term of service, said treasurer shall deliver over to his suc cessor in office, all books and papers with all moneys or other property in Ids hands belonging to said township, or tho schools therein, and also alt orders he may have redeemed since his last annual settlement with tho county auditor, and take the receipt of his successor therefor, which he shall deposit with tho township clerk within ten days thereafter, and for muklng such annual settlement ho shall be entitled to receive the Bum of one dollar, to be paid out of the county treasury on the order of tho county auditor. Sec. 30. In cose the township treasurer shall fall to mako such annual settle ment within the time, as prescribed in the preceding section, ho shall he liable to pay a fine of fifty dollars, to bo recovered In a civil action ln the name of the State of Ohio, and when collected, to Ira applied to tho use of common schools I in the proper township ; and it is hereby made tho duty of the county auditor, to proceed forthwith In case of such failure by suit against such treasurer, before any justice of tho peace of his county, to recover tho penalty aforesaid; but when It shall appear on trial to tho satisfaction of said justice, that said treasurer was prevented from making such settlement within the time prescribed, by sickness, or unavoidable absence from home, and that such settlement has since been actually made, it shall Ira lawful fur the justice to discharge such treasurer on payment of costs. Sec. 31. Tho township boards of education in this State, In their respective townships, and the several other boards of education, and the trustees, visitors, iw c and directors of schools, or other officers having authority in the prcm-ises, of each eriy or incorporated village, shall Iw, and they arc hereby authorized and required to establish within their respective jurisdictions, one or more separate schools for colored children, when tho whole number by enumeration exceeds thirty, so as to afford them as far as practicable under all the circumstances, the ail vantages and privileges of a common school education; and all such schools so established for colored children shall be under the control and management of the hoard of education, or other school officers who have in charge the educational Interests of the other schools; but in case the average number of colored children in attendance shall bo less than fifteen for any one month, (t shall Ira tho duty of said board of education, or other school officers, to discontinue said school or schools for any period not exceeding six months at any one time ; and if the number of colored children shall Ira less than fifteen, the directors shall reserve tho money raised on the numlrar of said colored chil dren, and the money so reserved shall be appropriated for the education of such colored children under tho direction of the township board. Sec. 32. Each city or incorporated village, including tho territory annexed to the sumo for school purposes, not otherwise specially regulated by charter or orntKui governed as to schools by laws as specified in the sixty-seventh section of this act, and which, with the territory annexed, contains not less than three hundred Inhabitants, shall Iw and hereby Is created a separate school district; and the qualified voters of such city or village, with tho territory an nexed, shall at the same time and in the same manner that local directors of the sub-districts of the township are elected by the provisions of this net, proceed to elect three persons who shall constitute a Imard of education for such city or village with the territory so annexed, and such hoard shall have the same powers. perform tho same duties and be subject to the same penalties as township hoards of education: provided, (hat hv agreement between the board of education of the township In which such city or village with the territory annexed may Iw situated, and tho board of education of such city or village with the territory annexed, transfers of territory not within the limits of such corporation may Iw made to or from the districts provided for In this section. Skc. 33. That said board of education In any city or Incorporated village, shall Ira authorized, when they think It advisable, to divide such city or villnge Into sub-districts; and thev may establish schools of different grades, and onluln such rules and regulations for the government and discipline of such schools as they may think conducive to the public good ; and It shall he lawful for the township board of education in any township in which such city or incor porated village is situate, by and with the consent of the board of education of any such city or incorporated village, to transfer thereto for educational pur poses tho scholars of such parts of their respective townships as Ho adjacent thereto, and all such transfers shall Iw controlled and such schools supjmrtcd In the same manner and on tho same principles as in case of like transfers for the convenience of schools where two or more townships adjoin, as provided In this act. Sec. 31. Tn all such cities or Incorporated villages, tho clerk or recorder of such Incorporated body, shall Ira clerk of tho Imard of education, and he shall do and perform all the duties required of the clerk of a township loard of education, and such other duties as the Imard of education may, from time to time, prescribe; and all orders of the board of education for tho payment of money shall he countersigned by tho clerk or recorder of said corporation, and It shall bo the duty of the treasurer of any such city or incorporated village, to recelvo and disburse the school funds of such city or village, In the samo manner ns Is . required of the township treasurers In their respective townships, and for his sendees shall be entitled to tho samo compensation ; provided, that the board of education shall require tho treasurer to enter Into a Imud as required of township treasurers, nnd that the said treasurer shall furnish the auditor a certificate from the clerk or recorder of such city or incorporated village, that such treasurer has executed and deposited such Imnd, stating also tho amount, as Is required of township treasurers In similar cases. Seo. 3.1. Tho Imard of education of any city or Incorporated village, shall have and may cxerclso all the powers which are by this act conferred ujmn tho township boards of education, ami shall do and perform the like duties In all respects as fur as applicable, and the school hinds shall Ira divided among the sub-districts so as to make tho distribution as nearly equitable us possible. All taxes for building, purchasing, repairing or furnishing school houses and lots shall be equally assessed on all the property subject to taxation In such city or Incorporated village, and the Imard of education In expending the same shall make tho necessary provisions for the sub-districts, Skc. 3d. In any district or suit-district composed in whole or In part of any city or Incorporated village, the Imard of education may, at their discretion, provide a suitable number of evening schools, for tho Instruction of such youth, over twelvo years of age, as are prevented by their dally avocation from attending day schools, subject to such regulations as said hoard, from time to time, may! adopt for the government thereof. Skc. 37. The auditor of stale shall, annually, apportion tho common school funds among the d liferent counties, upon the enumeration and returns made to Anortfrawat ,,u" 'J "" iiuum, mm twiu.i mi r Mtaihi. amniint to annnrtlonod to (he count v auditor of rach mini t v. tntlnir from what sources tho sumo is derived, which said sum (lie several county treasurers shall retain In their respective treasuries from the state funds; and tho county auditors shall, annually, and immediately after their annual settlement with thfl county treasurer, apportion tho school funds for their respective counties, accord ing to tho enumeration and returns in their respective offices; and no township or other district, city or village, which shall have failed to make and return such enumeration, shall Iw entitled to recelvo any portion of tho common school funds And In making such distribution, each county auditor shall apportion all moneys collected on the tux duplicate of any township, for tho use of schools, to such township; all moneys received from the Mate treasury, on account of interest on the money nccnilng from tho sale of section sixteen, or other lands In lieu thereof, to the civil townships and pnrts of civil townships In the original surveyed town ship, or fractional township to which such land lickings; all moneys received hv tho county treasurer on account of tho Virginia Military School fund, United States Military District, and Connecticut Western Reserve, according to laws regulating tho same; and all other moneys fbr the use of schools In the county. and not otherwise appropriated by law, to tho proper township; and he shall. immediately after making said apportionment, enter tho same In a hook to Iw kept fbr that purpose, and shall furnish the township treasurers nnd township clerks, treasurers una recorders oi incorpornieu cuics or villages, as the case may Ira, each with a copy of said apportionment, and give an ordor on tho county treasurer to each township treasurer, or to such treasurer as may Iw entitled to receive tho samo, for tho amount of money belonging to his respective township city or village, and take a receipt from such treasurer for the amount thus re ceived; and tho snld county auditor shall collect, or cause to Iw collected, the flues and all other moneys for school purpo"cs, In his county, and pay the same over to the county treasurer; and he shall Inspect all accounts of Interest fbr sec tlon sixteen, or other school lands, whether tho interest is puld by tho State or by the debtors, and take all tho proper measures to secure to each township its full amount of school funds. Skg. 38. When any original surveyed township In which section sixteen lias twen sold, shull He In two or more counties, the auditors of tho respective count ic shall certify to the auditor of tho county in which that portion of said township lies containing said section sixteen, the enumeration of tho scholars In that part of said township embraced within their respective comities; and the auditor of said county In which said section sixteen Is situate shall apportion the fund derived from said section sixteen to the different portions of said township according to said enumeration, and shall certify to the ami I tors of the other counties the amount belonging to the parts of said township situate In their respective counties, and draw an order in favor of the treasurers of the other counties on the treasurer of his own county for the amount going to each; and the auditors of the respective counties shall apportion the same, In their respective counties, to such portions or parts thereof as may be entitled thereto. Sec. 39. The Interest on the purchase of any such section sixteen belonging to any original surveyed township, so as aforesaid lying in two or more counties, shall be paid over on the order of tho auditor of that county in which such section sixteen fs embraced, to the treasurer of the same county, to be apportioned as is pointed out in tho preceding section. Sec. 40. The auditor of each and every county shall, on or before the twen tieth day of December, annually, mako out and transmit to the commissioner of 5!?to suit common schools, at Columbus, an abstract of all the returns of school GvMiMfeMr. Btatlstics made to him from the several townships in his county, according to the form that may be prescribed by the state commissioner; and he shall cause to bo distributed all such circulars, blanks, and other papers, including school laws and documents, in the several townships in the couuty as said commissioner shall lawfully require. In case the county auditor shall fail, from any cause, to mako return of tho abstract as aforcsuid, it shall Iw tho duty of the county commissioners to deduct for every such failure, from the annual Bolary or allowance made to tho auditor for his services, the sum of fifty dollars. Sec. 41. Tho county commissioners of each county in this state shall make the same allowance to tho county auditors, out of their respective county treasuries, for services performed and expenses incurred under this act, as 1b allowed for other services of like nature. Sec. 42. Tho township clerks and county auditors Bhall lie responsible for all losses sustained by any township or county, by reason of any failure on their respective parts to mako and return tho enumerations and abstracts thereof as herein provided, and shall each be liable for the same, in a civil action, at tho suit of the State of Ohio; and tho amounts so recovered shall bo apportioned in tho same manner as the school funds would have been to the respective counties or townships, as the case may Ira. Sec. 43. Each and every lot or parcel of land which heretofore has been, or hereafter shall be appropriated for tho use of common schools in this State, on MNi tMni which there has been or shall be a school house erected, and which fIMiubMHtta. jm8 ijtiCU or Bian D0 occupied for the purpose of accommodating a common school of whatever grndo, In the usual manner, from time to timo, howsoever or by whomsoever tho legal titlo to the same may be held and vested, shall be and the same is hereby exempted from sale, on any execution, or other writ, or order In tho nature of an execution: provided, that tho lot of land bo exempted, shall not exceed four acres, and if there be any excess, that portion most convenient for school purposes shall remain exempt as aforesaid, to bo determined by tho proper school directors, or other officers huving charge of schools. Skc. 44. It shall Ira the duty of the probate judge in the several counties of the State, as soon after tho election of school officers under the provisions of this lB. act as practicable, to appoint a county Imard of school examin ers, to consist of three competent persons, resident in the county. who shall hold their office for the term of two years, and until their successors are appointed ; and all vacancies in said Imard which may thereafter occur, whether from expiration of the term of ofilce, refusal to serve, or otherwise, shall be filled by like appointment by said judge. Sec. 43. It shall lie the duty of the examiners to fix upon the time of holding meetings for the examination of teachers, In such places in their respective counties as will, in their opinion, best accommodate the greatest number of candidates for examination : notice of all such meetings having been published ln some newspaper of general circulation in their respective counties ; and at such meet lugs, any two of said bourd shall be competent to examine applicants nnd grunt certificates; but no fee or charge shull be made for a certificate. No certificate of qualification shall Iw valid in any county except that in which the examina tion took place, nor for a longer period than two years; and if at any time the recipient of the certificate shall be found incompetent or negligent, the examines or any two of them, may revoke the same, and require such teacher to be dis missed ; but such teacher shall be entitled to receive payment for services only up to tiie timo of such dismissal ; and no person shall be employed as a teacher in any primary common school, unless such person shall huve first obtained from said examiners, or any two of them, a certificate of good moral character, and that he or she is qualified to teach orthography, reading, writing, arithmetic, geography, and English grammar; and in case such person intends to teach in any common school of higher grade, he or she shall first obtain a certificate of! the requisite qualifications in addition to the branches aforesaid. Sec. 40. The said board of examiners Bhall appoint one of their numlrar to serve as clerk, who shall keep a record of their proceedings, noting the number and date of each certificate given, to whom, Tor what term of time, and for what branches of studies; and the said board may make all needful rules and regula tions for the proper discharge of their duties. The members of the board shall be entitled to receive each one dollar and fifty cents for every day necessarily engaged In official service, to be paid out of tho county treasury, on the order of I the county auditor, exclusive of blank books and stationery which the county auditor shall furnish; and tho county auditor may require the accounts, when presented, to be substantiated on oath, which said auditor may administer and file in his office. Skc. 47. There shall Iw elected by the qualified electors of this state, at the next annual election for state and county officers, and every three years there- m. after, a state ninuilit)oiier of common schools, who shall hold his c huh. otflrc for the term of three years, and until his successor is elected and qualified. The election of said commissioner, and the returns thereof, shall Iw the same, in all respects, as is provided for the election of judges of tho supreme court; and in case a vacancy shall happen In snid office, by death, resignation, or otherwise, the governor shall fill the samo by appointment, for tho unexpired term. Sec. 48. Before entering upon tho discharge of his official duties, the said commissioner shall give bond, in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars, to the State of Ohio, with two or more sureties, to the acceptance of tho secretary of State, conditioned that he Mill truly account for and apply all moneys or other property which may come into his hnnds in his official capacity, for tho uso and lieneflt of common schools, and that he will faithfully perform the duties enjoined upon him according to law; and he shall also take and subscribe an oath or affirmation to support the constitution of the United States and of the State of Ohio, and diligently and faithfully to discharge the duties of his office as prescribed by law, which Imnd, with the certificate of his oath endorsed thereon, Bhall be filed with the treasurer of state. Sec. 49. The books and papers of his department shall be kept at tho scat of I government, where a suitable ofilce shall be furnished by tho state, at which he shall give attendance when not absent on public business ; and tho state librarian shall, In addition to the duties of his office, discharge tho duties of secretary to the commissioner of common schools, under his direction. Skc. 30. It shall Iw tho duty of tho commissioner to spend, annually, on an average, at least ten days In each Judicial district of the State, superintending and encouraging teachers' institutes, conferring with township Imards of educa tion or other school officers, counseling teachers, visiting schools, and delivering lectures on topics calculated to subserve the Interests of popular education. Skc. 51 . As soon as tho revenues, to Iw raised as hereinafter provided, for the purpose of furnishing the common schools with libraries and apparatus, will admit, It shall be the duty of the said commissioner, to purchase the same, and tho books and apparatus so purchased shall be distributed through tho auditor' office of each county to tho board of education In each township, city or Incor porated village, according to the enumeration of scholars. Sec. SQ. He shall also exercise such supervision over the educational funds of the state as may he necessary to secure their safety and right application, and distribution according to law. He shall have power to require of county audi tors, township Imards of education, or other local school officers, clerks and treasurers of townships, county treasure and clerks, recorders and treasurers of cities aud villages, copies of all reports by them required to be made, and all such other information in relation to the funds and condition of schools, and tho management thereof, as he may deem important. Sec. .1.1. Ho shall preserllie suitable forms and regulations for making all reports, nnd conducting all necessary proceedings under this act, and shall cause the same, with such Instructions as he shall deem necessary and proper for the organisation nnd government of schools, to be transmitted to the local school officers, who shall Iw governed In accordance therewith. Sec. Til. Ho shall cause us many copies of tho laws relating to schools and teachers' Institutes, with an apwndix of appropriate forms and instructions for carrying Into execution nil such laws, to be printed in a separato volume, and distributed to each county with the laws, journals and other documents for the uso of the school officers therein ns often after tho first distribution as any change tn said laws may bo made of sufficient Importance In the opinion of the com missloncr to require a republication and distribution thereof. Sec. IM. It shall be the duty of said commissioner of common schools to make an annual report, on or Iwfore the twentieth day of January In each and every year, tn the Ocncrul Assembly, when that body shall be In session In any such year ; nnd when not in session In any one year, then the said report shall be made to tho governor, who shall cause the same to be published, and shall also communicate a copy thereof to the next General Assembly. Sec. Ad. Tho state commissioner, In the annual rcKrt of his labors and ob servations, shall present a statement of tho condition and amount of all funds and property appropriated to purposes of education; a statement of the number of common schools In the state, the number of scholars attending such schools, their sex. and the branches taught; a statement of the numlrar of private select schools In the state, so far as the same can Ira ascertained, and the numtwr of scholars attending such schools, their sox, and the branches taught; a state ment of the numlrar of teachers' Institutes, and the numlrar of teachers attending them ; a statement of tho estimates and accounts of the expenditures of the public school funds of every description ; a statement of plans for the manage ment and Improvement of common schools, and such other information relative to the educational interests of the state as he may think of Importance. Skc. 57. The said commissioner shall he entitled to recelvo for his services the sum of fifteen hundred dollars annually, payable quarterly, out of tho state treasury, on the warrant of the auditor of stale. Skc. .'A For the purpose of furnililug school libraries and apparatus, to common schools In the slate, and for the further purpose of sustaining uhnri. a)( jm-rcininif ni,eh libraries, and keeping up a supply of school apparatus in tho schools, as aforesaid, from timo to timo, as may bo con sidcred necessary, In order to afford cquat facilities to the said schools In this resjwet, as nearly as practicable, there shall hereafter Ira assessed, collected, and paid annually, In tho same manner as the state nnd county revenues are assessed collected aud paid on the grand list of properly taxable for state purposes, state tax of one-tenth of one mill on tho dollar valuation, to be applied exclu lively for the purposes aforesaid, and the attendant expenses, under tho direction of the commissioner of common schools. In purchasing the libraries for the common schools, no hooks of a sectarian or denominational character shull purchased for said libraries. Seo. 50. The amount of said tax, when collected, shall Iw paid over by the county treasurers to tho state treasurer, at the timo of making their annual settle ment, aud shall he paid out by that officer, for the purposes aforesaid, upon i tho warrant of tho state auditor. Hkc. 00. It ohall Iw the duty of the county auditor, when the said libraries or apparatus shall lie received, to distribute the same to the clerki of the township boards of education, or other local school officers, in their respective counties, having in charge the Interests of common schools; and the Imoki and apparatus, so furnished, shall Iw deemed the property of said several board! or local school officers, to whom the same may have been delivered, and Bhall not Do subject to execution, sale or alienation, for any cause whatever. Sec. 61. The local boards of education, or other school officers having charge of common schools, shull be held accountable for the preservation of said libraries aud apparatus; and they shall have power to prescribe tho time of taking and the periods of returning the books belonging to the libraries, and also to assess and collect the damuges which may bo done to the books by per sons entuieu to their use ; and also to provide lor tho safe keeping of the school apparatus. Sec. 62. It shall be the duty of the local school boards, or other school officers having charge of schools, to appoint the librarians and determine the places where the libraries shall be deposited, selecting such central points as will best accommodate the schools and families of the districts or sub-districts, as hereinbefore provided ; and every family In each district or sub-district shall bo entitled to the use of one volume at a time from the school library, although no member of such family attends any of the schools of the townBhip ; and the library shall be open, under the inspection of the librarian, at stated periods throughout the year, to be prescribed by the board of education, or other proper school officers, without regard to the session of the schools. Sec. 63. For the purpose of affording the advantages of a free education to all the youth of this state, the state common school fund shall hereafter consist iutasi of such sum as will be produced by the annual levy and assessment ofj two mills upon the dollar valuation, on the grand list of the taxable property of the state; and there is hereby levied and assessed annually, in addition to tho revenues required for general purposes, tho said two mills upon tho dollar valuation, as aforesaid; and the amount so levied and assessed, shall be collected in the samo manner as other state taxes, and, when collected, shall be annually distributed to the several counties of tho state, in proportion to the enumeration of scholars, and be applied exclusively to the support of common schools. Sec. 64. The debts which have heretofore been contracted by any school dis trict for school purposes, shall bo provided for by tho estimates of thof proper school boards created under the provisions of this act. Seo. 65. The process In all suits against any township board of education, or other local officers having charge of any of the public schools under the provi-f slons of tills act, shall bo by summons, and shall bo executed by leaving a copy thereof with the clerk or secretary of such board, or other school officers, at least! ten days before the return day thereof. And any suit cither in favor of or agains any such board, or other Bchool officers, Bhall be prosecuted or defended, as th case may be, by the prosecuting attorney of the proper county, as a part of hi J official duties. Sec. 06. The local board of education, or other local officers having charge of schools in any city, township or village, In which common schools have beerl orgunlzcd under the act for the better regulation of public schools In cities, towns &c, or under any special act, shall be, and are hereby authorized, whenever they may deem it expedient, to catl a meeting of the qualified voters of any such city township or village, on giving thirty days' public notice thereof, to determine bv! vote whether the common schools of such city, township or village, shall be con ducted and managed in accordance with the provisions of this act; and if J majority or the voters arc tounu to be in favor of the change, then said local board, or other local school officers, Bhall thereafter proceed, in accordance witli the provisions of this act, until their successors shall be elected and qualified and such city or village may provide by ordinance for the election or appoint ment of a bourd of education, prescribing their number and terms of office : am such board, when bo elected or appointed and qualified, shall, together with Uit clerk or recorder of such city or village, possess the same powers and dlschargi the same duties, within the limits of their jurisdiction, as local directors au boards of education in townships. Sec. 67. I his act Bhall not be so construed as to repeal, change, or modify Jti any respect, the several provisions of the Act for the support and better regu union ot common schools in me town or Akron, passed February eighth, on thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, and the acts amendatory thereto: or th Act for the better regulation of public schools in cities, towns, &c passed Feb ruary twenty-one, ono thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, and the act! amendatory thereto, nor the several act creating special school districts, or an J other special acts in relation to schools, except that it is hereby made the dutJ of the several boards or education, or other school officers acting under the pro visions or any or tiie acts to winch reference has been made in this section make similar reports of school statistics annually, as required of school officer! uy hub mi, uur aimii it uo wmui lur miy cuuuiy treasurer to pay over anw portion of the school fund to any local treasurer, Imard of education, orotheJ school officers of any city, township or village organized as to schools el t launder a general or special law, except on the onlcr of the auditor of the propc; county; and no such order Bhall be drawn by the couuty auditor, unless th local treasurer, clerk, recorder or secretary of such board, or other school officer J Bhall first deposit with said auditor annually, an abstract of the enumeration o: scholars and other Btatlstics relative to tho schools under their charge, as requlreil by this act, of teachers, local directors, and boards of education in townships. Sec. 68. The respective township boards of education, and their successors ii office, shall have power to tuko and hold in trust, for the nse and benefit of any central or high school, or sub-district school In the township, any grant or devise! of land, and any donation or bequest of money or other personal property, to bJ applied by tho board to the maintenance and support of any such school o schools, acconling to the Intention of tho irrant nr Boo. 09. Thai Ait act rur the support and better regulation of common schools, and to create permanently tho office of superintendent, passed March . seventh, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight; An act to amend an act entitled an act for tho support and better regulation of common schools, and to create permanently the offlce of superintendent, passed March Ixtecnth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-ntnc; An act to abolish th office of superintendent of common schools, passed March twenty-third, one! thousand eight hundred aud forty ; An act to amend the act entitled an act fo: the support and better regulation of common schools, and to create perma ncntly the office of superintendent, of March seventh, one thousand eight hun dred and thirty -eight, and tho acts amendatory thereto, passed March twenty ninth, one thousand eight hundred and forty -one; An act to amend the act entitled an act fur the support ami better regulation of common $chool$, and toi create permanently the office of superintendent, passed March seventh, oncl thousand eight hundred and forty-two; An oct further to amend the act entitled an act for the support and better regulation of common schools, and to create permanently tho offlce of superintendent, passed March eleventh, one thousand eight hundred and forty-three; An act to amend tiie act entitled an act for the support and better regulation of common schools, and to create permanently tho office of superintendent, passed March twelfth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-four; An act to amend the sixth section of an act fbr the support nnd better regulation of common schools, and to create permanently the offlce of superintendent, passed March twelfth, one thousand eight hundred and forty five; An act to amend the act entitled an act to amend an act Tor the support and better regulation of common schools, and to create permanently the offlce of Bupcrln tendon t, passed March twelfth, one thousand eight hundred and forty. five; An act authorizing school directors to establish libraries ror the use or eonij mon schools, passed February twenty-eighth, ono thousand eight bnndredam forty-six; An act to amend an act, passed March eleventh, one thousand elgli hundred and forty-three, entitled an act further to amend theact entitled an ac for tho support and better regulation of common schools, and to create perma ncntly tho office of superintendent, passed March second, one thousand elgli hundred and forty-six ; An net to provide for the appointment of county supei Intendents of common schools, and defining their duties In certain count! therein named, passed February eighth, one thousand eight hundred and forty seven : An act further to amend the act entitled an act to amend an act entitle an act for the support and twtter regulation of common schools, and to crea J permanently the office of superintendent, passed February eighth, one thontanl eight hundred and forty-seven ; An act to amend an act entitled an act fbr ti support and better regulation of common ichools, and to create permanently tli office of superintendent, passed March seventh, one thousand eight hundred atil thirty-eight, and the acts amendatory thereto, passed February twenty-fbnrtl one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight; An act to secure the returns of tli statistics of common schools, passed January twenty-first, one thousand elg)! hundred and forty-eight; An act to provide for the establishment of comracJ schools for the education of the children of black and mulatto persona, and amend the act entitled an act fbr the support and better regulation of comrm schools, and to create permanently the offlce of superintendent, passed Man seventh, one thousand eight hundred and thirty -eight, and the acts amendatoi thereto, passed February twenty-fourth, one thousand eight hundred and fort I eight; An act to amend tho act entitled an act fbr the support and better regi latlon of common schools, and to create permanently the offlce of superintendent passed March seventh, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, and the ac amendatory thereto, passed February twenty-fourth, ono thousand eight hundrej and fbrty-clght; An act to amend the eighteenth section of the school law March seventh, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, passed Februs fourteenth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight; An act to authorise tl establishment of separate schools fbr the education of colored children, and f other purposes, passed February tenth, one thousand eight hundred and fort' nlnot An aet to amend an act, passed February twenty-fourth, one thouisr eight hundred and forty-eight, entitled an aet to amend the act entitled an a for tho sunnort and better regulation of common schools, and tn imim manently tho offlce of superintendent, passed March seventh, one thousand eigf hundred and thirty -eight, and the acts amendatory thereto, passed March Blxtl one thousand eight hundred and forty-nlno; An act to amend an act entitled act for the support and better regulation of common schools, and to creai permanently the office or su pert nte mien t, passed March twcirth, one tho mm eight hundred and forty -nine; An act to amend an act entitled an act fnrt support and better regulation of common schools, and to create permanent the office of superintendent, passed March seventh, one thousand eight hundnf and thirty-eight, and the acts amendatory thereto, passed March twenty-fourtj one thousand eight hundred and forty -nine; An act in relation to school dlstril tax, providing for tho annual school district meetings, and requiring maps school districts, passed March seventh, one thousand eight hundred and lift An act for the appointment of a state board of public Instruction, passed MarJ twenty -second, one thousand eight hundred and fifty ; An aet supplementary the act for tho appointment of a state board of public instruction, passed Mai twenty-third, ono thousand eight hundred and fifty ; An act providing fbr schu districts, and school district meetings, prescribing the duties of district offlc and clerks and treasurers of townships, and Increasing tho state and coun common school funds, passed March twenty-fourth, one thousand eight hundn, and fifty-one, Iw and the same are hereby repealed; provided that the obla tion or liabilities Incurred, and rights acquired under the provisions of my tho acts hereby repealed, shall remain, and bo in no wise altered or affected, b may bo enforced as if this act had not been passed : and tho school officers In 1 several school districts of the State, as now organised, shall hold their respect i offices, and perform their respective duties, until the local directors herein pro' ded for, Bhall have been elected and qualified. JAMES C. JOHNSON, fijXrttor q the thnm Jieprmntativm. (iKOKOK UKX, Murrh 14th, lK'tf. Sjxatrtrtf the &na(, pro tempore Orrtct or tiii Sechrtabt or Statb, Columbia, Oho, March 14, ltil'l t, William Trovltt. Secretary of State of tho Stole aforesaid, do herebv cert Ihnt the foregoing law Ib truly copied from the orhriiial rolls remaining In tl ouiev. VULI.IAM lur.tm, orrriury qj atair